Zhou Jin (Ge Zhaomei), an old lady living alone in a rural village near the canal, is suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumor, and her children who are living in other places have to return home to take care of her. The eldest daughter Su Nianzhen (Liu Dan) runs a study abroad consulting agency in Shanghai and is going through her second divorce. She insists on giving her mother the best treatment; the youngest son Su Nianqing (Wu Zhoukai) is a wandering tour guide who supports his mother in letting go and accepting impermanence. In the face of death, Zhou Jin is looking for a spiritual home, while Su Nianzhen and Su Nianqing are constantly discovering their mother's secrets and are losing the last connection with their hometown.